Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-04

forces was early dissipated after the con
vention was called to order this morning
the Blaine people evidently concluding
that losing fight was worse than No
fight. Foraker's fears that clash wouIC
seriously interfere with his prospe il
the campaign this year were percepuibl,
factors IN the harmony which his friend:
protfefed III their silence. The platform
was adopted without dissent with an up
equIvocal endorsement of Senator Sher
man for the presidency in 1888.
The delegates were slow this morning
Outside the mercury registered 50 in the
shade, while inside the hall, an almost ut.
ter lack of ventilation made the heat still
more oppressive. Twice as many people
| were admitted to the floor of the hall As
1t was capable of &C mfortably accommo
dating, and the delegates Gro Sded
around so closely up to the platform that
the representatives of the press were
Liter ally penned in.
Senator Sherman was one of the
earliest arrivals, AMI as he took his seat
among the delegates from the Four
teenth district he was heartily cheered
When the convention had been called
to order it was reported that there had
1SSAA Ac Soh pOSpiAS duu LIE
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM
was read, as follows:
The republican party in convention
assembled submits to the people of Ohio
the following declaration of its principles:
First-We are in favor of a protective
tariff, TO secure to American citizens the
privilege of supplying every article
which can be produced as well In the
United States as in other countries, and
sufficiently to supply American wants.
Such tariff makes demand for, and
gives employment to the labor of Ameri-
can citizens, and thereby aids in secur-
ing just compensation for labor. We de-
nounce the Ohio democratic platform of
tariff FOR revenue only, and which de-
mands an indiscriminate reduction in all
duties on imported articles, the effect of
which would be to encourage importa
tions, thus giving American patronage to
fereign producers and foreign labor,
rather than to our own.
Second-We adhere to the public poll
cy under which our country has received
from Europe great bodies of honest, in
dustrious citizens, who have added to the
wealth and progress and power of our
w uhuI - Guo Wullo WS WGICOu16 10 our
shores the well disposed and industrious
emigrant, who contributes by his energy
and intelligence to the cause of free gov
eminent, we view with alarm unrestricted
emigration from foreign lands as dan
gerous to the peace and good order of
country and the integrity and character
of the citizenship. We urge congress to
pass such laws and establish such regula-
tions as shall protect US from the inroads
of the anarchist, the poiygamist, the flu
gitive from justice, the insane, the de-
pendent paupers, the vicious and crimi-
nal classes, contract labor in every form,
under any name or guise; and all others,
whe seek our shores not to become part
of our civilization and citizenship, who
acknowledge no allegiance to our
laws, no sympathy with our aims and in
stitutions, but who come among US to
make war upon society; to diminish the
dignity and rewards of American work
ingmen, and degrade our labor to their
level. Against all these our gates should
be closed. But while fagoring every hon
orable and practicable measure to pro-
tect American labor against the evil
effects of foreign immigration and COM
petition we recognize also the dangers
which menace it at home, and condemn
as hostile to its cause and as subversive
to it's dignity and power, the bold and
persistent usurpatiOn in many of the
states of its political rights and privil
eyes. The condition of the men who
labor in the north cannot be maintained
or improved so long as the II en- who labor
in the south are wrongfully deprived of
the rights and powers of American citi
zenship. Their labor meets in close and
Immediate competition and neither can
be degraded without striking at the
prosperity and independence of the
other. Recognizing these plain truths
we demand free ballot and a fair count
in all sections of our country; we demand
it and will ever demand it as the only
source of justice to the real products of
prosperity and wealth, and the sole Sc
curity of the republic and its free insti-
buttons.
Third-We deprecate national strife
and division. We have placed the war
with its hates and revenges behind us;
but the settlement of the war must stand
irrevocable, respected, honored and OBJ
served IN every part of the country.
More we have never demanded; less we
will not have. Congress should exercise
its constitutional authority and take con-
troll and supervision of elections of rep
resentatives to congress.
The platform goes On to
FAVOR LIBERAL TENSIONS
to the old soldiers and sailors of the
Union, adequate appropriations for ma
tional waterways, and demands that if
too much revenue is collected to meet
those and other needs, the first step in
the reduction shall be the abolition of
the internal tax upon American grown to-
bacco. 1t declares that the public lands
should be held sacredly for settlers,
and while condemning the false pretense
of CIevelands administration of the
civil service law, it advocates its main
tenance and proper enforcement. Sympa-
thy is extended TO Gladstone, Parnell and
their associates, in their efforts to secure
home rule for Ireland. The veto of pen
sion bills is condemned, the language in
which several of Mr.. Cleveland's vetoes
have been couched is denounced, and the
particular veto of the dependant pension
bill characterized as plain violation OF
the oft-repeated promises of the demo
cratic party, and demand is made that
congress shall pass and the president ap-
prove liberal pension enactments. The
administration of Gov. Foraker Is en-